Indiana § 34-20-6-5 - Modification or alteration of product
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 34-20-6-5 — Modification or alteration of product, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-20-6-5. Modification or alteration of product
Sec. 5. It is a defense to an action under this article (or IC 33-1-1.5 before its repeal) that a cause of the physical harm is a modification or alteration of the product made by any person after the product's delivery to the initial user or consumer if the modification or alteration is the proximate cause of physical harm where the modification or alteration is not reasonably expectable to the seller.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 33-1-1.5-4(b) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.15.
IC 34-20-7Chapter 7. Assessing Liability With Multiple Defendants
34-20-7-0.2Application of prior law 34-20-7-1Assessment of liability
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-20-6-5 ("Modification or alteration of product") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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